What is White Gold?

Flutemakers and jewelers alike commonly use both 14k rose and 14k white gold in their craft. Both golds are alloyed with other metals to contribute to their color. Jewelers often plate white or yellow gold with rhodium or platinum to make it appear even more silver-white, but this method is not employed in Flutemaking.

Since white gold Flutes are made of an alloy of gold with metals like copper, nickel, and silver, the color of the metal appears a rich, barely yellow silver. See the contrast between the 14K rose gold keys and the 14K white gold tubing of the Powell footjoint to the left. The silver color is much lighter and has a brighter quality, as is apparent in the photograph to the right. Rose gold which appears a rich orange is alloyed with more copper than white gold, and very little of the lighter metals like nickel and silver.